How to Train Your Dragon is a DreamWorks animated 3D film adaptation of the children's novel of the same name, penned by British author Cressida Cowell. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892769/fullcredits#casthttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892769/fullcredits#cast The screenplay was adapted by William Davies, Dean DeBlois, and Chris Sanders. The film was co-directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, who previously collaborated on the 2002 animated Disney film Lilo & Stitch.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275847/

How to Train Your Dragon had an estimated production budget of 165 million dollars.http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=howtotrainyourdragon.htm In its opening week, the film opened in 4,055 theaters across the U.S. and grossed over 63 million dollars, debuting in first place in box office rankings.http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=howtotrainyourdragon.htm As of January 2011, the film has grossed over 217 million dollars domestically, and over 494 million dollars worldwide.http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=howtotrainyourdragon.htm In April of 2010, DreamWorks announced that they will produce a sequel, tentatively titled How to Train Your Dragon 2, which is slated for theatrical release in 2013.http://www.cinemablend.com/new/How-To-Train-Your-Dragon-2-Will-Soar-Towards-Theaters-In-2013-18297.html

The nominations for the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony were announced on Tuesday, December 14, 2010.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20449442,00.html How to Train Your Dragon garnered one nomination, for Best Animated Feature Film.http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/ Other contenders in the category include Despicable Me, The Illusionist, Tangled, and Toy Story 3.http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/

Hiccup is an awkward yet precocious boy who has been living in the shadow of his Viking warrior father. He has been diligently raised to hate dragons, which regularly haunt their small town. Desperate to win the approval of his father, Hiccup sets about to prove his manliness by slaying a dragon. When Hiccup finds a small dragon in the woods, his quest is compromised by his own compassion towards the animal. Hiccup finds hope in his new companion, whom he realizes is not malevolent towards him, and begins to train his new friend. His greatest challenge of all will be to teach his father that dragons and Vikings can coexist in peace, since his father is intent on causing the destruction of the dragon species.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKiYuIsPxYk

• Jay Baruchel: Hiccup (voice)
• Gerard Butler: Stoick (voice)
• Craig Ferguson: Gobber (voice)
• America Ferrera: Astrid (voice)
• Jonah Hill: Snotlout (voice)
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse: Fishlegs (voice)
• T.J. Miller: Tuffnut (voice)
• Kristen Wiig: Ruffnut (voice)
• Robin Atkin Downes: Ack (voice)
• Philip McGrade: Starkard (voice)
• Kieron Elliott: Hoark the Haggard (voice)
• Ashley Jensen: Phlegma the Fierce (voice)
• David Tennant: Spitelout (voice)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892769/

• "An enjoyable family movie, with some great flight sequences – and there's an interestingly realistic sense of the dangers involved in risking your neck for others."—Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian (UK)http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/apr/01/how-to-train-your-dragon-review

• "What we have is a family-friendly storyline with adorable dragons, wonderful CGI animation and some flying sequences that will remind you of Avatar...How to Train Your Dragon is an enchanting and touching family film."—Lori Hoffman of Atlantic City Weeklyhttp://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/arts-and-entertainment/movie-reviews/Delightful-Dragon-Tamer-89619277.html

• "The start wobbles, but once boy and dragon connect, this becomes a thrilling flight."—Helen O'Hara of Empire Magazinehttp://www.empireonline.com/reviews/review.asp?FID=135379